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2023 Most Popular Online Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

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With 205,984 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social sciences is the #6 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for social sciences majors pursuing an online associate degree.

#1

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, MA

Our analysis found Massachusetts Bay Community College to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the New England Region . MassBay Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Wellesley Hills.

Women make up 86% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bunker Hill Community College is a great place for social sciences students working on their online associate degree. Located in the large city of Boston, BHCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#3

Assumption University

Worcester, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Assumption University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Worcester, Assumption is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online social sciences schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 1,458
Maine 933
Rhode Island 1,124
Massachusetts 8,752
Connecticut 2,891
Vermont 769

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Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415
Criminology 11,039
Geography & Cartography 8,526
Other Social Sciences 2,414
Urban Studies 1,507
Sociology & Anthropology 541
Archeology 339
Demography & Population Studies 88

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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